Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Proposes Rule Change to Ease Penalty Provisions
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04/18/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 108 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 190 min read
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The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing a rule amendment that will allow contractors that are issued a stop-work order for failure to provide coverage to make three, instea...Read More
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Worker, Property Owner Both Granted Summary Judgment for Scaffold Accident
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04/18/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 90 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read
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A New York appellate court ruled that an injured construction worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim against a property owner, and that the property owner should have been granted summary judgment on its indemnification claim against the worker’s employer....Read More
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Plastics Maker Hit With $435,600 Fine for Unsafe Conditions
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04/18/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 33 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 36 min read
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a New Jersey plastics manufacturer more than $435,600 for exposing employees to hearing loss, amputations, electric shock and burns.
Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. was cited for the safety violations at its Paterson facility, acco...Read More
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Commission Chairman Gets New Law Clerk
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04/18/2018
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 121 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 166 min read
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Industrial Commission Chairman Charlton Allen has a new law clerk to advise him and handle legal correspondence, the commission announced.
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RICO Claims Dismissed From Another EquityComp Lawsuit
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04/17/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 755 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read
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A Southern California employer suing the administrators of the EquityComp workers’ compensation program will have to pursue unfair competition and bad faith claims in state court after dropping its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that threw out racketeering allegations.
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AP: Little Punishment for Doctors Accused of Sexual Misconduct
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04/17/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 668 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 83 min read
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Politicians, celebrities and “elite journalists” have all lost their jobs amidst allegations of sexual misconduct, but doctors facing similar accusations more often receive at most only a short suspension, according to a ...Read More
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Report: Tesla Failed to Report Workplace Injuries
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04/17/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 620 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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Electric car manufacturer Tesla failed to report numerous workplace injuries at its Northern California factory as part of what some workers told the Centers for Investigative Reporting was a company-wide culture that prioritized productivity over safety.
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